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Old Jun 3, 2014 | 2:53 pm
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Originally Posted by cubfan99
Something is a bit fishy with those numbers. If the average profit per passenger is $5.42, and the profit margin is 2.4%, that would mean the average revenue per passenger is around $220. Even if that is before taxes, that seems like accounting voodoo. I can't imagine ANY route where the fare plus fees is as low as $220 these days, much less having all the routes average that.
If that figure takes into account multiple segments in one trip, it could be possible. Not sure how accurate the average fare prices are on Flight Aware, but $220 doesnt seem improbable.
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